Keeneland put up decent betting numbers for its recently concluded spring meet, but one aspect of its wagering menu dramatically underperformed – the superfecta, according to an analysis by Daily Racing Form. Prior to the spring meet beginning, Keeneland raised the minimum for the superfecta from 10 cents to 50 cents in the hopes of getting more play from sophisticated bettors and less play from computer-assisted wagering programs and numbers players. The theory was that the shift in play would lead to higher superfecta prices. But that did not happen. Instead, the average superfecta payout dropped 24.4 percent, from $1,354.20 in the spring meet of 2025 to $1,023.93 this year, according to the analysis. The average superfecta payout was $1,108.69 during the 2024 spring meet. The median superfecta payout also dropped 27.9 percent, falling from $305.90 in the spring meet of 2025 to $220.62 this year. The median payout in the spring of 2024 was $340.15. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. In addition, the average superfecta pool dropped 15.1 percent, from $91,507 last year to $77,683 this year. The average pool in the 2024 spring meet was $91,048. Jim Goodman, the director of wagering development at Keeneland, said on Monday that he was “disappointed” in the results. “Obviously, the handle was down and the payoffs weren’t what we expected,” Goodman said. “There’s still the question of whether a 15-day meet is enough to determine success or failure.” During the meet, which had a large number of scratches, Keeneland held 131 races with a superfecta on the menu, the same as in 2025 but down nine races from the 2024 meet, which had a 16-day meet. Goodman said that he hadn’t had time yet to take a deep dive into the numbers, but he said his analysis will go a long way toward a decision on whether to keep the superfecta at a 50-cent minimum in the future. “I want to drill down on how much we lost on the retail side and how much we lost on the CAW side,” Goodman said. Even with the declines in the superfecta betting, Keeneland’s average wagering per race was up 8.7 percent compared to the average during the spring meet last year, but the 2025 meet’s figures were impacted considerably by the rescheduling of the opening Friday and Saturday cards to a Monday and Tuesday due to torrential rain. The 2026 average wagering figure was up 1.11 percent compared to the 2024 spring meet.  The average horses per race during this year’s spring meet was 8.3, down from 8.83 horses per race in 2025 and 8.71 horses per race in 2024, according to the analysis. Still, the average spring meet purse this year was $151,859, up from $147,831 in 2025 and $130,220 in 2024. Purses at Keeneland and all other Kentucky tracks have been rising rapidly over the past ten years due to the success of casinos operated by the tracks.  :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.